Trans Siberian, at the Siberia-Manchuria border67 viewsThe border crossing at Chita. The train tracks in China are a different gauge from the ones in Russia, so when passenger trains cross the border, they switch the bogies under the carriages. That process is what is shown here, and this crane has since been replaced by a more efficient set of them.Sep 12, 2015

Trans Siberian, at the Siberia-Manchuria border66 viewsSep 12, 2015

View of south-eastern Siberia58 viewsOn the way to Manchuria.Sep 12, 2015

Irkutsk54 viewsSep 12, 2015

Irkutsk55 viewsSep 12, 2015

Irkutsk55 viewsSep 12, 2015

Irkutsk61 viewsSep 12, 2015

Entering Listvyanka61 viewsJan 02, 2015

Baikal Country Hotel51 viewsThis was the only hotel in Listvyanka at the time I was there; now there are six. It was called the Hotel Baikal at the time I stayed there.Jan 02, 2015